Keynote 01
Humanity 2.0
A journey into the extraordinary future young people will inherit.
Speaking
A world that was once unimaginable.
Keynotes that help educators, leaders and young people prepare for the future they will actually inherit.
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WHAT WE OFFER
Two keynotes for one of the most important conversations in education.
Delivered by founders Rebecca Maklad and Tāne Hunter, these experiences help educators, leaders and young people prepare for the future they will actually inherit.
Your speakers
Rebecca Maklad
& Tāne Hunter
Researchers, storytellers and co-founders of Humanity Schools. Together they have delivered keynotes across Australia and internationally, helping educators, leaders and students prepare for a future shaped by artificial intelligence, climate change and accelerating complexity.
Meet the founders10+
Years on stage
500+
Keynotes delivered
5
Continents
"They immediately captured everyone's attention with their compelling stage presence and powerful brand of intelligent optimism."
Alex Edney
Head of Culture & Diversity, World Vision
On stage
Australia & beyond
Keynote 01
Humanity 2.0.
Humanity 2.0 is a journey into the extraordinary future young people are likely to inherit.
Audience
School leaders and education communities
Designed for principals, senior leadership teams, educators and parent communities exploring how education can prepare young people for a future no one can fully predict.
Young people (Years 9–12)
Designed for students preparing to navigate an extraordinary future shaped by artificial intelligence, scientific discovery and technologies that are transforming what it means to learn, work and be human.
Format
Keynote, extended 2-hour session, or conference opener
Young people born today may inherit one of the most remarkable futures humanity has ever known.
They will grow up alongside intelligent machines, advances in biotechnology and medicine, and scientific breakthroughs that are expanding what is possible for humanity itself. Many of the industries they will work in, the opportunities they will pursue, and the challenges they will solve do not yet exist.
While much of the conversation about the future is dominated by disruption and uncertainty, history tells a different story. Again and again, humanity has responded to challenge with ingenuity, cooperation and discovery, expanding what is possible for the generations that follow.
Education has always played a central role in that story, helping each generation develop the knowledge, skills and capabilities needed for the world they were inheriting. The challenge facing education today is that we are preparing young people for a future no one can fully predict.
Through fascinating stories of innovation, discovery and human ingenuity, Humanity 2.0 takes audiences on a journey into the future already being built around us and explores one of the defining educational questions of our time: what capabilities will help young people thrive in a future none of us can fully see?
The result is a fresh perspective on the opportunities facing the next generation and a powerful reminder that, as technology becomes more capable, human capability becomes more valuable.
The question facing education is no longer simply what young people should know. It is who they will need to become.
Attendees learn
The extraordinary future young people are likely to inherit and the forces shaping it
The technologies, discoveries and breakthroughs redefining what is possible for humanity
Why the future may hold more opportunity than many people realise
Why human capability becomes more valuable as technology becomes more capable
How the role of education may evolve in an age of artificial intelligence
What capabilities schools may need to prioritise to prepare young people for a future no one can fully predict
Keynote 02
The Education Edge.
Developing the capabilities that will matter most.
Audience
School leaders and education communities
Designed for principals, senior leadership teams, educators and parent communities exploring how education can prepare young people for a future no one can fully predict.
Young people (Years 9-12)
Designed for students preparing to navigate an extraordinary future shaped by artificial intelligence, scientific discovery and technologies that are transforming what it means to learn, work and be human.
Format
Keynote, extended 2-hour session, or conference closer
Every generation prepares young people for the future. This generation is preparing them for a future no one can fully predict.
As artificial intelligence transforms the value of knowledge and technology reshapes the world around us, schools have an opportunity to become as intentional about developing human capability as they are about developing academic capability.
Combining compelling research, powerful storytelling, inspiring examples and practical educational insight, The Education Edge introduces a framework for developing the capabilities likely to become more valuable as technology becomes more capable, organised across three domains of human development: Self, Society and Future.
Audiences leave with a renewed sense of possibility, a shared language for human development and greater confidence preparing young people for a future changing faster than ever before.
Self
Presence, agency and judgement.
Society
Connection, collaboration and our shared humanity.
Future
Adaptability, creative innovation and systems thinking.
Attendees learn
Why human capability may become education's next great frontier.
The role schools can play in preparing young people not only for work, but for life in a rapidly changing world.
The three domains of future-ready human development: Self, Society and Future.
The capabilities likely to become more valuable as technology becomes more capable.
Practical ways schools can intentionally develop these capabilities across curriculum, culture and community.
Greater confidence preparing young people for a future that cannot yet be predicted.
Delivery Options
Shape the experience to fit your event.
Both Humanity 2.0 and The Education Edge can be delivered as standalone keynotes, extended sessions or as a paired conference experience.
01Standalone keynote presentations
02Extended two-hour interactive sessions
03Conference opening keynotes
04Conference closing keynotes
Why this work matters
We have one chance to prepare this generation for the future they will actually live in. Let's get it right.
Rebecca and Tāne are available for education conferences, school professional development days, leadership events and parent evenings across Australia and internationally.
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